‘”Yeah,” alternate captain Derek Roy admitted. “You’ve got to go out and make a difference. You’ve got to want the puck. You’ve got to want to change and score a goal and be the difference in the game. I thought that’s something we needed to do.”‘

‘”The game has definitely changed,” he said. “A lot of people have to change their game. I think my plan originally anyways was to be more effective than just a fourth-line banger. I’m happy for the opportunity. I always say I like the challenge and everything that goes with it.”‘

‘”I was hoping for 30 games this year, but almost,” Enroth said. “Ryan was playing really well down the stretch there the last couple of months, so I guess you can’t really bench Miller when he was playing that well.”‘

‘I don’t expect management to be happy when people are calling for changes. But by hiding, they seem as thin-skinned as the previous regime. Pegula has been treated like a conquering hero in this town. He can handle a few tough questions. No one will ask him about hydro-fracking or the Penn State scandal.’

‘“Ryan was playing really well down the stretch here the last couple months,” Enroth said Monday inside the First Niagara Center as the Sabres cleaned out their lockers. “I guess you can’t really bench Miller when he’s playing that well. It is what it is. I was hoping for 30 games this year – almost.”’

‘Black vowed the Sabres will continue their aggressive approach this offseason, starting at the draft in June. The Sabres have two first- and two second-round picks, giving them options to add talent by trading or using the picks. “We’ll see what Darcy and the team will be able to do with those assets,” Black said.’